 Continuously rising gas prices have people talking about domestic supply. Did you know that Wyoming produces 10% of the nation's natural gas? Six billion cubic feet a day. And to give you some perspective on that, six billion cubic feet a day would fill Pathfinder Reservoir in about seven days. But have you ever wondered how gas production and distribution really works? Well, once gas is found and produced, the pathway that Wyoming's gas takes is almost always a pipeline. There are many pipelines in the state and since each producing well is connected to a consumer somewhere, the pipelines start out small and then they are joined together. The small lines lead to industrial installations where the gas is conditioned and compressed into smaller volumes. Compression uses huge engines to pressurize the gas so that more can fit into the pipelines. Pipelines from each well come together to form larger pipelines until there's one main pipeline that transports that gas to distribution points far away. In distribution, the pipelines start to get smaller and smaller until finally the gas distribution pipe is as small as one coming into your home. Fuel in your fairness. For Exploring the Natural Resources of Wyoming, I'm Eric Peterson from the Wyoming Cooperative Extension Service.